Birds Modern Insurance Law provides an analysis of the increasingly complex legal rules affecting contracts of insurance the author aiming throughout to offer a concise explanation of the fundamental principles of insurance law in a straightforward and accessible manner....
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This invaluable guidebook is written for people who are thinking about hiring a lawyer to represent them in a personal legal matter or to represent their business. The book contains useful checklists and clear descriptions of the practical steps you can take to find lawyers with the legal skills and personal qualities that will serve you well. You will learn how to research lawyers online, identify lawyers to avoid, and interview lawyers before deciding which lawyer to hire. The author is an experienced lawyer who built a successful private law practice representing individuals, small businesses and large companies and then, as the senior litigation manager for a Fortune 100 company, selected and managed lawyers all over the country....
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The Rumpole novels have garnered legions of fans who show no sign of abandoning their favorite curmudgeonly British barrister. Now in Rumpole Misbehaves, our hero takes on nothing less than the New Labour government when their ridiculous new Anti- Social Behavior Orders land a Timson child in front of the bench for playing soccer on a posh London street. However, Rumpole quickly discovers that the complainant is hiding some nefarious secrets of her own. As he investigates the murder of a prostitute with links to white slavery and unscrupulous dealings in a government department, Rumpole must also wrangle with his fellow barristers as they threaten him with an ASBO for bringing food, wine, and small cigars into his room in chambers....
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Written by highly respected academics, Corporate Governance is a comprehensive study of Australian corporate governance. It locates current law and practice squarely within contemporary debate about the role of corporations and how, and in whose interests, they are to be governed. Using a clear, easy-to-understand structure, this book covers a broad range of issues in modern corporate governance from basic concepts, the law, self-regulation and special cases, to emerging themes including the impact of globalisation and financialisation on the relationships within corporations, and between corporations and their investors and stakeholders....
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Authoritative, influential yet accessible to students this textbook addresses one of the most important aspects of commercial law. Its enduring role as the definitive guide to the law surrounding the sale of goods cements its position as the market leading text for undergraduate and postgraduate students alike. Uniquely, key differences between Scots and English law in this area are highlighted throughout equipping the reader with a thorough understanding of the regulatory regimes governing the sale of goods in both jurisdictions....
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